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Age of The Returners
by MKingdom
This is a standalone sequel to FF6 which I am developing. It takes place 100 hundred years after Kefka's downfall. The followers of Kefka now live in tents in a wasteland near what used to be Vector and its ruins. The Kefkites live in complete poverty waiting the return of their god; Kefka, holding on to the belief that one day he will return and restore them. The story follows Augustus and his son Ceaser who set out on a journey to infiltrate the Magitek Facility which they believe holds the secret to reviving magic and their subsequent redemption. The Returners now dominate Gaia, who have grown corrupt through overindulgence and hubris, stand opposed to Augustus and his aims. Their ability to dominate Gaia has only expanded as their growth in technology has expanded by leaps and bounds through the discovery of minerals in Narshe. The revival of magic threatens their way of life and also their very existence as the memory of the destruction of the world is still fresh in their mind. One thing is certain, as Augustus departs his austere camp the world of Gaia will never be the same when the world of balance once again is shaken. The battle system will be based off of Esper collection. Each Esper will only be used by a certain character allowing that character to build a certain trait much like the original; except, not everyone can equip a certain Esper. At a point in the game you will have to hunt down Espers and kill them in the right order. Each Esper will give you a certain advantage over other Espers similiar to Mega Man games. There will be four worlds: World or Order, World of Ruin, World of the Espers, and the Moon. Game features: An all new cast of character plus old characters also return. Join the hunt for Espers. Gameplay is based on scavenging and conserving as much as possible. Travel to the moon. Gameplay is difficult and sometimes unforgiving. Multiparty tactical battles. If any of you support my work please support me on https://www.patreon.com/ageofthereturners
Roasts
AnnTenna 4 years ago
Level Design Story/Writing/DialogueI played your game too!
It is similar to our fan game: https://roastmygame.com/game/phantasy-star-20-years-past
But there is a difference. I don't like it when the sequel tries to turn the story around, when the enemy turns out to be the hero and the hero turns out to be the enemy. This slightly destroys bright memories from the past. I played FF6. Of course, I liked this game, and I liked Kefka too, he is very charismatic. But he is crazy, he is a villain, not a god. In our fan game, there is also a cult of the former villain Zio, and the fanatics live in tents underground. And we can play as one of them. But this is a negative character.
A few more notes:
I like it
- Talking and fighting with a cat in the house was funny and unexpected, I would like to take her to the team
- Drone mechanics and separate health treatment for it
- The game encourages communication with NPCs and exploration, I found a lot of different equipment
I did not like
- The introduction is very long. I waited 20 minutes before I was allowed to save.
- They eat chocobo meat, but they are so cute T_T
- Waiting 5 minutes is a bad idea. I am glad that I was able to surf the Internet at that time, and the time in the game window did not stop, and the author provided sound. But it was boring anyway.
It was nice to remember the music and graphics from the old FF6. Hero portraits are also good. But the charset graphics for father and son are the same, and that's bad!
Now a little about bugs.
- The map in the upper left corner is buggy. When loading the game from save, it greatly increased in size.
- When I changed the name for the drone, it did not change
- I went down-down from the settlement and went to the location where the scene was at the beginning. The game hung.
It is similar to our fan game: https://roastmygame.com/game/phantasy-star-20-years-past
But there is a difference. I don't like it when the sequel tries to turn the story around, when the enemy turns out to be the hero and the hero turns out to be the enemy. This slightly destroys bright memories from the past. I played FF6. Of course, I liked this game, and I liked Kefka too, he is very charismatic. But he is crazy, he is a villain, not a god. In our fan game, there is also a cult of the former villain Zio, and the fanatics live in tents underground. And we can play as one of them. But this is a negative character.
A few more notes:
I like it
- Talking and fighting with a cat in the house was funny and unexpected, I would like to take her to the team
- Drone mechanics and separate health treatment for it
- The game encourages communication with NPCs and exploration, I found a lot of different equipment
I did not like
- The introduction is very long. I waited 20 minutes before I was allowed to save.
- They eat chocobo meat, but they are so cute T_T
- Waiting 5 minutes is a bad idea. I am glad that I was able to surf the Internet at that time, and the time in the game window did not stop, and the author provided sound. But it was boring anyway.
It was nice to remember the music and graphics from the old FF6. Hero portraits are also good. But the charset graphics for father and son are the same, and that's bad!
Now a little about bugs.
- The map in the upper left corner is buggy. When loading the game from save, it greatly increased in size.
- When I changed the name for the drone, it did not change
- I went down-down from the settlement and went to the location where the scene was at the beginning. The game hung.
MKingdom 4 years ago
Thank you so much for your feedback.1. I took to heart everything you didn't like and I made some changes so far. The 5 minutes thing I changed to 1 minute, but I would encourage you to try to go upstairs without waiting you will get a surprise.
2. The Choboco eating thing will stay because these are the bad guys.
3. I will give the player an option of skipping the introduction to the point where he is standing on the mountain. Would that fix that in your opinion?
All the bugs have been fixed, but I can't figure out why it's not changing the name of the drone……
4. I kept the charset same intentionally because this is a cult and individuality is discouraged.
You play as hero and villain. As the story goes on you'll understand this.
AnnTenna 4 years ago
Thanks for the quick response! I'm glad to help you!And it's good that the story is not what I first thought!
1 Hmmmm... OK
2 OK
3. Maybe it will help. But I would probably just reduce the walking time and dialogues. Not everyone wants to skip the intro, because that's important to the story.
Maybe it just isn't worth giving the player the option to change the drone name. You don't do this for other playable characters.
4. Realism does not always benefit the colorful and interesting game.
MKingdom 4 years ago
4. I agree with you now. Sigh....time to call up the artist and spend money. :(
AnnTenna 4 years ago
Dont worry. Maybe you can do it yourself by repainting and combining sprites from FF6. But I really appreciate that you are really listening to my feedback. Perhaps I will continue to play your game too!MKingdom 4 years ago
But the sideview battler is not possible for me.MKingdom 4 years ago
I changed Ceaser's character sprite (The son). He's the good character so I made him more heroish. Thanks for the feed back.
AnnTenna 4 years ago
Finally I found time to play the new version. Great, the Ceaser looks great - it looks a lot like a portrait.You're also great, how fun you solved the problem with waiting!
But I found a bug. Now when I leave town the game freezes. I cant move.
MKingdom 4 years ago
Doh! I forgot to negate the autorun sequence in the beginning when you skip intro. I added that due to your feedback. Thanks. Fixed now.
AnnTenna 4 years ago
Yes, I checked, now everything is fine!MKingdom 4 years ago
On a side note I will continue to test and play your other game. I'm trying to complete Romancing Saga 3 Remake and then I will continue to test it. More feedback will be on the way.
